Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD Opteron 3280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2170B

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2296 vs 1036
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24033 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	24033 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2296

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24033

3723

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD Opteron 3280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.236
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	24033	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1286	1374
Processor Number	W-2170B
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	896 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	28	8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		61.10°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)